Vonnegut Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Parable realistic and has a moral Legend exaggerated story about people Myth literary sub genre of a story that involves gods and heroes, usually expressing a cultures ideals Folktale language of the people, does not need a moral, and main purpose is to entertain Fairytales element of magic, usually follows a pattern, and presents an "ideal", may contain "magic 3" or "stereotyping" Fable non-realistic, has a moral, and animals are often the main character Fable Aesop- "The Fox and t...

Gerhard Mueller correct answerstaxi driver who takes Vonnegut and Bernard V. O'Hare to the slaughterhouse where they take shelter during the bombing of Dresden. Sends O'Hare a Christmas card hoping they will meet again "if the accident will." Vonnegut dedicates the book to him. Paul Lazzaro correct answersAmerican POW who holds a grudge against Billy because he thinks Weary's death was his fault. Gets revenge and kills Billy Pilgrim while he is making a speech in Chicago. Roland Weary...

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ATSC 252 Exam 1 questions and answers Who were the pioneers of weather modification? - answer-Irving Langmuir Vincent Schaefer Bernard Vonnegut What were the results of the first tests? (Initial) - answer-1. Concept of supercooled liquid droplets 2. Cold Box Experiment When did Vincent Schaefer conduct his experiments? - answer-November 13th, 1946 Describe Vincent Schaefer's experiments - answer-He dropped 1.5kg of dry ice into a cloud. It created a hole in the cloud and ice crystal...

CRW Quiz 1 Already Passed Fiction Alan Moore Stranger Things - 11 saves Mike from Cliff What sustains fiction? How to achieve suspension of disbelief Tim O'Brien Should you always write about what you know? What is meant by writing what you know according to Nathan Englander? Kurt Vonnegut Mark Twain Narrative Paradigm protagonist Inciting incident Conflict - Part 1 Conflict - Part 2 Climax Resolution Do all stories follow the narrative paradigm? Janet Burroway - 2 quotes Ja...

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Critiques of American Society in Science Fiction Exam 2023."I am the Emperor!" cried Harrison. "Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what I say at once!" He stamped his foot and the studio shook. "Even as I stand here—" he bellowed, "crippled, hobbled, sickened—I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!" What do Harrison's words and actions reveal about his character? - ANSWER He wants to rebel against the law and show ...

Rise of PostmodernismPostmodernism - correct answer genre—a classification of literature characterized by particular content and form narrative—a story; narratives can be true or fictional paradox—a seemingly contradictory phrase or statement that, upon closer study, is actually true, for example: I'm in a lot of pain, but I feel great! No Limitations - correct answer The modernists, rejecting the tradition of the time, worked with experimental forms, such as the fragmented narra...

Post-Modernismwhat are the subjects of many post-modernism novels - correct answer anti-war and anti-government feelings stemming from WW2, the Korean War, and the Cold War Many of the changes in the world following WW2 (sometimes horrific) led to what in literature - correct answer the proud assertion and passionate exploration of personal, ethnic, and racial identity differences between modernism and post-modernism - correct answer -modernism is influenced by Marxism and Freud's studies...

Postmodernism in LiteratureIrony, black humor, playfulness - correct answer Treat serious subjects in a playful and humorous way, often as commentary (ex: insensitivity about man squashed in elevator, page 9) Techno culture and Hyperreality - correct answer Simulations have replaced the real; often dealt with using characteristic irony and pastiche (ex: The Gutless Wonder) Metafiction - correct answer Writing about writing; making the artificiality of art or the fictionality of fiction app...